In the time-honored tradition of kids' films, Ice Age mixes broad displays of physical cruelty with a sweet message, which in this case is about the need of each member of a herd to look after the other.

| Mar 9, 2018

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 24, 2011

Delivers solid laughs and thrills wrapped up in an infectious sense of character.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 30, 2006

There's enough classically derived Road Runner-type fun to keep most family audiences happy. But the characters betray their contrivance.

| Jun 24, 2006

This prehistoric buddy pic has a heart bursting with good intentions, something that goes a long way in dimming from memory its inherent routineness.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 10, 2003

Not as cute as it looks.

| Original Score: C+ | Nov 28, 2002

Real Ice Ages were no jokes. They lasted about 100,000 years and froze most life on the planet. But as long as Leguizamo's Sid and Wedge's Scrat are on screen, this one warms you with laughter.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 20, 2002

From the squirrel's mad, droopy eyes, to the rumba rhythms of Manny's rear end, to the way Diego settles into sleep like a tabby, these creatures are alive enough to love, and lament.

Full Review | Jun 1, 2002

Has neither the invention and creativity of Monsters nor the satiric wit of Shrek, but it still emerges as the best new family film of the season.

| Original Score: B | May 9, 2002

It's simply a fun, silly comedy, but then what's wrong with that?

Full Review | May 1, 2002

You could do a lot worse for the Easter holidays than this.

| Mar 24, 2002

Yet another marvelously funny digital-animation feature.

Full Review | Mar 24, 2002

Ice Age won't drop your jaw, but it will warm your heart, and I'm giving it a strong thumbs up.

Full Review | Mar 19, 2002

It's clever enough to amuse adults, yet sufficiently kid-friendly to delight tykes with diminutive attention spans.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 18, 2002

Manages to remain consistently entertaining and delightful throughout.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 18, 2002

No evolutionary leap forward in the world of computer-generated animation, just another palatable, familiar children's diversion in shiny new form.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 18, 2002

Family entertainment at its most bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Mar 15, 2002

Full of visual dazzle, engaging characters and a reasonably sprightly narrative.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 15, 2002

A minor delight but a delight just the same ...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 15, 2002

... ranks up there in the highest class of animated features.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 15, 2002